The pioneer behind Google Gemini is tackling an even bigger challenge—using AI to ‘solve’ disease

The astonishingly prodigious child of bohemian parents, Hassabis grew up in North London in the 1980s. And through the city haze, every now and again, Hassabis could see one constellation—Orion, named for Greek mythology’s formidable hunter and for centuries a guide to sailors and farmers. Some 40 years later, it remains Hassabis’s favorite constellation, in…

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Making AI smarter without more training data | UCR News

A study by UC Riverside researchers offers a practical solution to one of artificial intelligence’s toughest challenges by enabling AI systems to reason more like humans, without requiring new training data beyond testing questions. In a preprint paper entitled “Test-Time Matching: Unlocking Compositional Reasoning in Multimodal Models”, assistant professor Yinglun Zhu and students introduce a…

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SaaS bills climb as AI shakes up pricing: Zylo

Diving brief: The average organization now spends $55.7 million annually on software applications as a service, with artificial intelligence-based tools fastest growing, SaaS management company Zylo said in a report released Thursday. Even with software portfolios holding steady at an average of 305 applications, spending increased nearly 8% in 2025 from the previous year, according…

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Into the Omniverse: Physical AI Open Models and Frameworks Advance Robots and Autonomous Systems

Editor’s note: This article is part of In the Omniversea series focused on how developers, 3D practitioners and businesses can transform their workflows using the latest advancements in OpenUSD And NVIDIA Omniverse. Open source has become essential to drive innovation in robotics and autonomy. By providing access to critical infrastructure – from simulation frameworks to…

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AI-powered toys navigate safety concerns after early missteps

Manufacturers unveiled a new generation of AI-powered generative toys at the Consumer Electronics Show, but emphasized careful safety measures after early models produced inappropriate responses in testing. Toy makers at the Consumer Electronics Show highlighted efforts to improve AI in toys following troubling early reports of chatbots giving inappropriate answers to children’s questions. A recent…

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SoundHound AI Bridgepointe Deal Puts Enterprise Adoption In Investor Focus

SoundHound AI (NasdaqGM:SOUN) has partnered with Bridgepointe Technologies to expand enterprise use of its AI agents and IT automation platforms. The partnership targets Bridgepointe’s more than 12,000 enterprise customers in industries including hospitality, automotive and retail. The collaboration focuses on the deployment of SoundHound’s Amelia 7 AI agent for customer interaction and its Autonomics platform…

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Fundera Network Launches AI-Powered Platform Built for Clarity

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, January 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fundera Network has launched an AI-powered, non-custodial platform designed for clarity, risk awareness and structured execution. Alongside the launch of the platform, Fundera opened the pre-sale of $FDR tokens, providing early access to the ecosystem. Decentralized finance has delivered on its initial promise: open…

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